LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)- Lewisville receives a $500,000 grant by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission to help with the development of the new Valley Vista Nature Park. The 23-acre Nature Park will include pedestrian trails, nature trails, picnic facilities, benches, bird blinds, an outdoor classroom, playground equipment, interpretive signage and site furnishings.
Valley Vista Nature Park will be located on the southeast corner of Valley Parkway and Corporate Drive, across the street from Thrive, the city’s new multigenerational recreation center currently under construction and expected to open during the first half of 2020.
Valley Vista Nature Park has been designed to complement Thrive. “It’s going to be very different for Lewisville in the way that it’s coming about and the way it’s going to be designed,” said Thrive Manager Hillary Bowen. “I think it’s going to be a sight to see as you drive through the valley corridor between the two properties,” she said.
James Kunke with the City of Lewisville said this is a great opportunity for the city. He said they are working on a design and expect to have the first phase completed early next year. “This initial phase will be a perimeter walking trail around the property with connections to adjacent properties,” Kunke said.
He said then, they will work their way inward to create even more trails for residents.
